Could she be teething yet? Help BTDTs!

-pushing bottle away and screaming after like 1 minute of sucking - has been on same formula since week 6 was doing great (similac sensitive) - she eats a lot early morning/late at night and midday does this.

-shorter less frequent naps

-chewing hands-hadn't done that since first few weeks

-just a bit more cranky

My "What to expect the first year" book says these are signs of teething. My DH (dear husband) gave her tylenol last night and she did great-slept for 7 hours straight but I dont want to over medicate.

Babies don't swallow their spit well at this age; they just don't have, for the most part, the reflexes to swallow easliy. Hand sucking can be just a normal stage of self discovery and crankiness, well, that is going to be off and on for the next 20 years. It is possible that your baby is going through a "wonder week" and is just growing/thinking/feeling a lot.

I'm a FTM (first time mom) too but From what I understand they can go through "teething" for quite a while before they actually get teeth. My LO (little one) is going through all these same things and add chomping on everything! (Her hands, my hands, tethers, MY NIPPLES!) but I can't see any sights of actual teeth yet. No swollen gums or anything.

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